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FLOAT
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
F
4
L
1
O
1
A
1
T
1
Σ
8
Definitions
Verb
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
- make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
- put into the water; "float a ship"
- move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
- set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
- be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
Noun
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word FLOAT
Yes, FLOAT is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 8 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
FLOAT is a 5-letter word. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.